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Lawyer faces rape charges
Sandy Springs police say a woman who was seeking legal representation was instead raped by that lawyer. He has since been arrested.
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. - A lawyer in Sandy Springs was arrested after police say he raped a woman who turned to him for legal help.
Serge Jerome, 33, was arrested during a traffic stop on Monday.
Sandy Springs police public information officer Sgt. Salvador Ortega said the attack happened at the woman’s house during a legal consultation.
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"They were meeting to discuss a case," Sgt. Ortega said. "I haven’t seen anything in my 15 years of police services."
Jerome faces rape and aggravated sodomy charges, according to jail records.
This case won’t be the first time he’ll be in a courtroom in Fulton County.
In 2020, Jerome defended convicted serial rapid D’Andre Shabazz, who was later given 12 life sentences.
"That case started after an investigation on Dec. 2nd after the female victim made an outcry at a local hospital about a sexual assault," Sgt. Ortega said.
Police said doctors collected a rape kit and investigators talked to the victim and got phone records.
"After reviewing everything, they had enough probable cause to get arrest warrants for the defendant."
During a preliminary hearing this week, Jerome was denied bond, so he remains locked up at the Fulton County Jail.
At last check, the State Bar of Georgia listed Jerome as active and in good standing on Friday afternoon.
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UPDATE (4/5/23):
In October 2022, Fulton County prosecutors chose to drop the case against Mr. Jerome, according to court documents. The Fulton County District Attorney's office indicated in a court filing that "although probable cause existed for the warrants in this case... the State doesn't believe we can prove this case beyond a reasonable doubt".